Hidden code reveals Video Unblur for the upcoming Pixel 8 series and a new video editing feature

By Nick Heyman On Mar 17, 2023

When Google released the Pixel 6 series in 2021 it introduced a feature called Face Unblur that could clear up a photo that was ruined by the movement of the subject’s face while the image was being snapped. With the Google Tensor 2 chip inside the Pixel 7 line, Google raised the stakes by offering Photo Unblur as an exclusive to the 2022 flagships which could take any blurry photo snapped with any camera and “repair it” using the AI and Machine Learning capabilities of the SoC.

To use Face Unblur or Photo Unblur, select a photo from the Google Photos app that you want to “repair.” Open the photo and tap on Edit at the bottom of the screen. Next, toward the bottom is a carousel of options. Tap on Tools and then press Unblur. If Unblur doesn’t appear, the feature is unable to work with that specific image.

So what does Google have in mind for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, both of which should be released during the fourth quarter of this year. The company has gone from Face Unblur to Photo Unblur and with the next-generation Tensor 3 chip under the hoods of the 2023 flagships we could see Video Unblur according to 9to5Google. The latter found code hidden inside the latest version of certain apps listed in the Play Store.

Video Unblur would allow the AI and Machine Learning capabilities of the Tensor 3 chip to fix blurry segments on a video stored in the Google Photos app.

The UI for Video Unblur which could be a feature on the upcoming Pixel 8 line. Image Credit 9to5Google

While 9to5Google was able to “forcibly enable” the UI for Video Unblur, the feature currently doesn’t work. But that’s to be expected at this stage, especially if the feature will be exclusive to the Pixel 8 series. Also discovered were some new editing effects that can be added to videos. When editing a video, a tab called Overlay will appear that when tapped will offer 14 effects that can be used. These are:

After School
B&W
Chromatic
Forward
Glassy
Golden
Moire
Multiply
Polaroid
Rainbow Rays
Reflect
RGB Pulse
Super 8
VHS

Like it was able to do with Video Unblur, 9to5Google did enable the UIs for these effects but none of them were functional. Keep in mind that just because these codes were discovered and the UIs enabled, it doesn’t mean that Google will definitely add these features to the Pixel 8 series or any future or past Pixel model. But we wouldn’t be surprised to see Video Unblur and Overlays start off as Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro exclusives.

The UI for the Overlays feature which will add effects to videos. Image Credit 9to5Google

We recently passed along renders of the Pixel 8 Pro showing that the phone will sport a flat 6.7-inch display while the Pixel 8 screen will weigh in at 6.2 inches. Some Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro users have complained about the curved screen on those models and it looks like Google heard what its customers were saying. Now the next step would be for Google to add an ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint scanner and improve the battery life and charging speed of the two new upcoming high-end Pixel models.

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